Sauron the Deceiver has taken on many forms throughout the Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Rings of Power, making him difficult to destroy.

The Eye of Sauron's origin and connection to Sauron have been a central part of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.

Sauron is one of the greatest villains of all time, and yet, we never see a physical version of him in The Lord of the Rings, and J.R.R. Tolkien 's books only allude to his true visage.

Sauron (Charlie Vickers) is getting closer to his iconic appearance in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 ...

In the books, when Sauron is defeated, he abandons his physical form and lives on just as a spirit. But he is able to cobble a body back together by the events of Lord of the Rings.

But, of course, Sauron’s Annatar form comes straight from The Silmarillion. Tolkien writes of Annatar, “Sauron took to himself the name of Annatar, the Lord of Gifts, and they had at first ...

Sauron’s physical form was destroyed, and fans saw how The Dark Lord spent many, many years slowly recovering before being able to retake human form (now played, once again, by Charlie Vickers).

Vickers: It's flattering. I feel very privileged to be able to play Sauron during this era because we have seen him on screen and in a lot of adaptations without physical form.

Prime Video Charlie Vickers, who plays Sauron in his Annatar form, shares a bit more with us about who Annatar is on The Rings of Power and where he’s coming from.